Arvika Sweden Sept 30

Has been a bit of a challenge the last couple of days, we found our Hostel in Arvika fine but have no Wifi which we rely on very heavily for booking rooms in the next town. So we got a cell phone today in order to have data and ability to contact places to stay, last pay phone I went to use did not work either. We are on our way to Växjö tomorrow which is a series of train connections varying from 10min layovers to 30 min, one train requires reservations and we have tried booking online, were on hold for one hour and train station could not help. So we are heading out tomorrow with a possiblity we will be stuck somewhere, so far the trains have been very quiet so we are not too worried, the one we need reservations for is our 30 min layover. Arvika is a great little town and the people here are very nice it's way less stressful to be in a small town then cities. We went for a coffee a few times in the Nordell bakery/cafe which was opened by a Nordell in 1911, no longer owned by Nordells. I don't know for sure if it is the same family, but it is pretty cool, this area or just north of here is where the Nordells  come from, the Varmland region. Living in hostels has been interesting and not a great deal for 5 people, they still work out to $200 a night with sheet rental, but you can get them short notice. The one we stayed at in Oslo was a very large place and not very personal but set up very well. Our room had beds for 6 but we had it to ourselves, paid 60nok a night for bed not being used, we had a kitchenette and a private bathroom. The kitchenette was not stocked so at meal times we put 100nok deposit on a kitchen kit which we took to our room and were able to keep for three hours. The area we stayed in was a great area to walk around lots of shops cafés and restaurants but very expensive, we even managed to find mini golf on Sunday. The hostel in Arvika is very nice and small we talk to the other guests, (not many right now off season) share a meal room, living room, shower facilities and water closet. We have our own room with two bunk beds and a single bed and with sheet rental it was 2400Sek Swedish krone($400) for two nights. We have been in Iceland, Norway and Sweden, so far all use the krone but it is their own and they are all different exchange rates and won't accept from another country.

Nordell name is everywhere here even bread in grocery store!